Resources:

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Local Philly Dog Walkers:

Center City area services:

• Bark Park!

• Happy Hound Philly

• Monster Minders

• Bark Side Of The Moon

• RittenHound

• Happy Tails Of Philly

• The Pet Nanny

• Philly Fit Dog (Dog Running)

• ROMP Pet Care

• My Philly Pet Care

• Pup tales

• Tails Of Philly

• Pup Dates With Emily

Other service areas:

• Bow Hous Dog Walking Pet Sitting (Fishtown, Port Richmond, Northern Liberties, East Kensington, and Olde Kensington)

• Queenie’s Pets (North West Philly, Mt. Airy and Germantown)

• Top Tails Pet Sitting (Manayunk)

• Dog Days Of Autumn (Manayunk)

• Good Dog! dog walking (Fishtown)

• Cake Walk Philly (South Philly)

• For the Love Of Dog (Northern Liberties)

• Darrah's Dog Walking (West Philly) (Call: (267) 902-2020)

• Philly Dog Friends (East Falls)

• Pooch Scootchers (Northwest Philly)

Local Pet Groomers

• Bow Wow & Meow

• Chez Bow Wow

• Oh So Pretty

• Dogma

Dog Day-Care  /  Boarding:

• Bark Park!

• Just 4 Paws Philly

• Heart & Paw

• Central Bark

• Philadelphia Pet Hotel

• Philly Dog School (Day Care)

• Little White Dog Doggie Day Care

• Lucky Dogz (Chestnut Hill)

• Barkadelphia (Olde City)

Local Pet Shops

• City Of Paws Pet Shop

• Fairmount Pet Shoppe

• Baltimore Pet Shoppe

• BoneJour Pet Supply

• Braxtons Animal Works

• Buzzy’s Bow-Wow-Meow

• Bella’s Bitty Bites

Local Rescue Groups

• Philly ACCT

• Fur Love Haven

• Brookline Lab Rescue

• City Of Elderly Love

• Pittie Of Love

• Philly Grey’s

• Animal Coalition Of Delaware County

• Make Peace With Animals

• Citizens For No-Kill Philly

• Peace for Puppies

• Project M.E.O.W.

• Heaven-sent Bulldog Rescue

• Morris Animal Refuge

• Tails Of The Tundra Husky Rescue

• Misfit Manor Rescue

• MatchDog Rescue

Organizations and People You Should Know About

• APDT (Association Of Pet Dog Trainers)

• IAABC (International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants)

• Premier (Makers of the Gentle Leader and Easy Walk body harnesses)

• Kong (classic dog toy and a “dog trainers best friend)

• Modern Dog Group

• Dr. Sophia Yin (Animal Behaviorist)

• Dr Ilana Reisner (Local Veterinary Behaviorist)

• Kayen Pryor (First name to know in clicker training)

• ClickerTraining .com

• Brenda Aloff (Books and DVDs)

• Dog Star Daily (website for Dr. Ian Dunbar’s training articles)

• Anima Behavior Resources Institute

• Mine Line Deputy Dogs (Service Dogs in Pennsylvania)

• Your Pit Bull & You (Website and Blog)

• Truly Dog-Friendly (TrulyDogFriendly.com)

• Family Paws (Promoting safety for families with dogs)

Dog Owner Education and Resources

• Kong company recipes

• SPCA - Foods that are hazardous to dogs

• SPCA - Pica (when your dog is eating things are not food)

• Proper Dog-to-dog introductions by Pat Miller

• Introducing your new dog to a current dog by Matt Schimsky, CPDT-KA

• “Give Me Space” Vests

• “Nervous” Harness

Reactivity, Aggression and Fearful Dogs

• Help For Your Fearful Dog by DogMinded JENNY EFIMOVA

• Reactivity and Aggression in Dogs by Jennifer Cattet PH.D.

• What to do if a dog is chasing you by Robin Bennett

• Suzanne Clothier articles (relationship centered training)

• What To Do If Your Dog Bites A Person

• Dr. Yin's Article On How To Evaluate A Dog Bite

• Dog Bite Laws

• Nan Arthur's Article on how diet affects behavior in dogs. Nan Arther is the author of "Chill Out Fido"

• Fearfuldogs.com

• Reducing Leash Reactivity by Alice Tong of the Karen Pryor Academy

• D.I.N.O.S (Dogs In Need Of Space)

• Nicole Wilde - on growling

• Protocol for Relaxation by Dr. Karen L. Overall

• The Muzzle Up! Proje

Training Methods

• Dominance Myths and Training Realities

• “So, Someone told you that you need to establish dominance over your dog” by Matt Schimsky

• Information on the dangers of how shock-collars and e-collars work (including resources)

• Side effects of shock-collar use.

• Position statement on the use of Dominance Theory in Behavior Modification on animals by the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior.

• "Dominance and all that jazz..." by Sue Ailsby

• The Pet Professional Guild Position Statements & Open Letters.

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